Write 500 words, get your dog cloned for free
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There are only a few more hours remaining in a contest with an unusual prize -- a cloned canine.
The California company that last month announced a series of online auctions to clone dogs is now sponsoring an essay contest in which the winner gets free dog cloning. The New York Daily News reports:
BioArts International has launched the Golden Clone Giveaway, in which one lucky dog lover will be selected to have his or her favorite pooch duplicated from DNA. ‘Over the objections of our accountant, we have decided to give away one dog cloning slot to the family with the most ‘clone-worthy’ dog in the world,’ said BioArts CEO Lou Hawthorne (pictured with dogs cloned from his family pet). Contestants have until 3 p.m. today to submit a photo of their furry friend and a 500-word essay describing why their pooch should live on in perpetuity through genetic replicas.
Scientists consider dogs among the most difficult animals to clone because of their unusual reproductive biology. So some doubt has been cast on the firm’s ability to deliver on its claims. The company maintains its project, called Best Friends Again, will be successful.
So if you have a way with words, want a doggy doppelganger and can’t swing the auction’s $100,000 minimum bid, perhaps this is your chance. The winner will be announced on June 30.
-- Tony Barboza
